Vaticanism

American  

[vat-i-kuh-niz-uhm] / ˈvæt ɪ kəˌnɪz əm /

noun

Usually Disparaging.

1. the doctrine of the absolute supremacy of the pope.

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Vaticanism British  

/ ˈvætɪkəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. derogatory the authority and policies of the Pope and the papal curia, esp with regard to papal infallibility

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Other Word Forms

• Vaticanist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Vaticanism

First recorded in 1870–75; Vatican + -ism

Example Sentences

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Vaticanism

He stayed in great houses, was feasted by the provost of Trinity, in spite of disestablishment, and he had a friendly conversation with Cardinal Cullen, in spite of Vaticanism.

From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by John Morley

As he wrote to Döllinger, the evil lay deeper, and Vaticanism was but the last triumph of a policy that was centuries old.

From The History of Freedom by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton

Nothing could exceed the discord of vituperation, the Hebraism of Carlyle denouncing the Vaticanism of Wiseman, "Free Kirk and other rubbish" pitted against "Comtism, ghastliest of algebraic spectralities."

From Some Diversions of a Man of Letters by Edmund Gosse

It must also be stated that so far from approving Mr. Gladstone's attack on Vaticanism, he did his utmost to prevent its publication, which he regarded as neither fair nor wise.

From The History of Freedom by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton

If he has time for anything else, I hope he has read La Belgique et le Vatican, the volume published by Frere-Orban, the Belgian Minister, a weighty study of Vaticanism.

From Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton